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A little more than a month ago, Rabbi David Saperstein, Director of the RAC, joined religious leaders and believers from more than 40 faith organizations of all denominations to support one of the hottest legislative topics before Congress right now: health care reform.
At June 24th's Interfaith Service of Witness and Prayer for Health Care Reform, we gathered together in Washington, D.C. to make our voices heard in support of affordable, universal health care. If you couldn't make it to the rally yourself (the weather was hot & the Metro was iffy, at best!), you can still feel like you... Read More

[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":null,"attributes":{"class":"media-image mt-image-right","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"136","height":"172","alt":"SarahGarfinkel.jpg"}}]]Sarah Garfinkel is a participant in the Religious Action Center's Machon Kaplan summer program for college students. She is a student at Bradley University and an intern at the Food Research and Action Center. As we wrap up our final week in DC, it's hard for me to focus on anything besides the incredible experiences I've had here. Just in the past few weeks we have heard from people in positions... Read More

[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":null,"attributes":{"class":"media-image mt-image-right","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"156","height":"176","alt":"ArielBucher.jpg"}}]]Ariel Bucher is a participant in the Religious Action Center's Machon Kaplan summer program for college students. She is a student at Rutgers University and an intern at the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence.My six weeks in Washington, D.C. are flying by in a series of firsts. For example, I've risen at 5:15 a.m. to stand in line to witness the Supreme Court in action for the first time. I'm dressing... Read More

[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":null,"attributes":{"class":"media-image mt-image-right","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"145","height":"174","alt":"ElizaScheffler.jpg"}}]]Eliza Scheffler us aparticipant in the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism's Machon Kaplan summer program for college students. She is a student at Yale University and an intern at Hadassah. Equal Rights Amendment: "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex." Well, duh. Right? Well... not duh. Technically, the equal... Read More

[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":null,"attributes":{"class":"media-image mt-image-right","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"184","height":"198","alt":"AlexHull.jpg"}}]]Alex Hull is a participant in the Religious Action Center's Machon Kaplan summer program for college students. He is a student at Kenyon College and an intern at the Interfaith Immigration Coalition, run by the Friends Committee on National Legislation.
It's a great time to be an immigration lobbyist in Washington, DC. After failed attempts to overhaul the system in 2006 and 2007, lobbyists really... Read More